Which of the following calendars will be the same as the calendar for the year 2003?
- A.2014
- B.2013
- C.2012
- D.2011
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, 2014. A year repeats another year's calendar when the odd days between them add up to a multiple of seven and both years are of the same kind, ordinary or leap. Counting odd days from 2003 onward gives one for each ordinary year and two for each leap year: 2003 one, 2004 two, 2005 one, 2006 one, 2007 one, 2008 two, 2009 one, 2010 one, 2011 one, 2012 two and 2013 one, a total of fourteen, which is exactly two complete weeks. Since 2003 and 2014 are both ordinary years, every date in 2014 falls on the same weekday as in 2003. Option B, 2013, is eleven odd days away, option C, 2012, is a leap year and so cannot match an ordinary year, and option D, 2011, is eight odd days away. The working rule is that an ordinary year repeats after 6, 11 or 12 years.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Julius Caesar
- B.Pope Gregory XIII
- C.Sosigenes of Alexandria
- D.Emperor Augustus
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- A.7 days
- B.10 days
- C.11 days
- D.13 days
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- A.1600
- B.2000
- C.1900
- D.2400
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- C.The Hijri calendar
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- A.Friday
- B.Monday
- C.Sunday
- D.Saturday
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